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By The Barman

The Barman

15 October 2026

Hits: 1026

• the breadmakers
• angel face
• half baked

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Melbourne’s most excellent rocking throwbacks The Breadmakers are celebrating their 37th birthday with a gig titled "Half Baked" and have once again sent out a call to their favourite bands from around the world and across the country to join them. Top of the Breadmakers wish list were wild punks from Tokyo, Angel Face, whose stage show blew The Breadies away when they played with them in Japan two years ago.

Angel Face are the latest band for legendary ex-Teengenerate guitarist and iconic figure on the Japanese garage-punk scene. Fink. The band also features bass player Toyozo (The Fadeeaways), singer Hercules and wild woman skins basher Rayco.

The Breadmakers will take over The GEM in Collingwood, Melbourne, on November 21 for "Half Baked" and limited tickets are on sale here. Be warned: Last year's "Half Baked" sold out in three days.

Angel Face will be packing a new limited-edition Australia-only LP, “Home To Roost”. The bill includes Homemade Space Machine, DJs and a mystery act whose identity remains a closely guarded secret.

Free catering will be by Japanese restaurant Chotto Moto and every ticket holder takes home a free piece of vinyl (7” or LP) or CD of their choice from a selection of giveaways on hand.

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By The Barman

The Barman

09 October 2026

Hits: 1556

• hitmen
• radio birdman
• screaming tribesmen
• australian tour
• chris masuak's dog solider

The Chris Masuak's Dog Soldier Australian tour is on the road and hitting East Coast venues this week, presented by The I-94 Bar. The opener before an enthusiastic Thursday night crowd at La La La's in Wollongong was a cracker, if we do say so ourselves. The caravan hits Smiths Alterbative in Canberra tonight. 

The band of Chris Klondike Masuak, bassist Phil Hall and drummer Stuart Wilson is fresh from European dates and is cooking. They reeled out a succession of familiar classics from the Klondike back catalogue, covering Radio Birdman, the Hitmen and the Screaming Tribesmen, as well as recent band material. 

Ticket links and dates after the SEE MORE link.

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By The Barman

The Barman

30 September 2026

Hits: 870

• beast records
• sacred cowboys
• in the manifesto

Revered Melbourne band Sacred Cowboys are back from a successful European tour with a handful of Victorian shows in November on the back of their “In The Manifesto” album..  
 
Sacred Cowboys delivered a powerhouse performance at the Binic Folks Blues Festival  in Binic-Étables-sur-Mer, France, in July, commanding the Plage de la Banche stage with raw intensity. Festival organizers and attendees hailed the Australian band's set as a magnificent, high-energy "claque d'amour" (translation: a loving slap to the senses).

Sacred Cowboys shot to national notoriety in 1982 as a fun and nihilistic jolt to the senses on national pop show Countdown. 

The band was formed by lead singer-songwriter Garry Gray and bass-player Mark Ferrie who drew on their experiences in the OG punk and post-punk scene—Gray with proto-punk outfit Negatives and Ferrie with early line-ups of The Models. 

 Gray and Ferrie recruited Tim Deane, Anthony Paine and Damien FitzGerald last year and created “In the Manifesto”, released on Beast Records in France and Torn & Frayed in Australia in early 2026.  

Sacred Cowboys
NOV
20 – Church, Geelong, VIC
22 – Northcote Social Club (afternoon), VIC
27 – Young Street Tavern, Frankston, VIC

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By The Barman

The Barman

25 September 2026

Hits: 783

• i-94 bar records
• john kennedy
• The Berlin Trilogy (And Other Collaborations)

The new John Kennedy album "The Berlin Trilogy (And Other Collaborations)" is now selling via his Bandcamp site and I-94 Bar Records with Australian shows to follow,

Brisbane-raised and Sydney domiciled utntil recent years, Kennedy is now based in Spain and his album was mostly recorded in Berlin. It brings together an international cast including Peter Loveday, Paco Peneranda, Frank Kearns, Paul Scott, Hybride Goldking, Peter O’Doherty and Hunting At Dawn.

John Kennedy Australian dates
NOV
20  — Marrickville Bowling Club, Sydney
DEC
5  — Yorkshire Stingo Hotel, Melbourne
12 — Smith’s Alternative, Canberra
19 — Side B, Blackheath (Solo)
JAN
9 — The Cave Inn, Brisbane

 

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By The Barman

The Barman

24 September 2026

Hits: 2262

• cbgb
• max's kansas city
• testors
• sonny vincent
• danny garcia
• sonny vincent: FTW

Acclaimed filmmaker Danny Garcia is nearing completion of his final edit of "Sonny Vincent: FTW", the 90-minute documentary he's directing about the life and music career of punk survivor and I-94 Bar favourite, Sonny Vincent.

The film will will delve into everything, from Vincent’s teenage years on the streets of New York, the early punk scene, with his notorious band Testors to his time playing with members of the Velvet Underground, the MC5 and The Stooges, 

A crowdfunding page is being launched to push the final release over the line and you can register for an alert when it opens here.

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By The Barman

The Barman

21 September 2026

Hits: 841

• screaming tribesmen
• mick medew and ursula
• crankin it up

"Crankin’ It Up" is the groovy new release from Mick Medew and The Ursula 4 and the digital single is available for download at The I-94 Bar Records Bandcamp. You can also stream it on all platforms. The video debuted tonight and was filmed and produced by Tracey Walker at TTB Fitness in Seven Hills, Brisbane.

The songe was recorded by Jeff Lovejoy and Jonah McLaughlin, and produced and mixed by Jeff Lovejoy at Black Box Studios in Brisbane. Mastering was by Don Bartley. It was written by Ursula Collie and Mick Medew. Crank it up!!!